Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Donnerstag 12 März 1964 |
Zeit: | 20:50 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3C) |
Fluggesellschaft: | Frontier Airlines (FL) |
Kennzeichen: | N61442 |
Werknummer: | 9642 |
Baujahr: | 1943 |
Betriebsstunden: | 30442 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | SE of Miles City Municipal Airport, MT (MLS) ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
Flug von: | Billings-Logan Field, MT (BIL/KBIL), USA |
Flug nach: | Miles City Municipal Airport, MT (MLS/KMLS), USA |
Flugnummer: | 32 |
Unfallbericht:The DC-3 struck the crest of a 2615 feet high upslope (a few feet below airfield elevation) during an VOR approach to Miles City runway 30. Adverse weather conditions existed in the form of near-minima ceiling and visibility, icing, and high gusty winds.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The descent below obstructing terrain, for reasons undetermined, during an instrument approach in adverse weather conditions."
Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | final report | Download report: | Final report
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Informationsquelle:
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Distance from Billings-Logan Field, MT to Miles City Municipal Airport, MT as the crow flies is 215 km (134 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.